Kenya: Coronavirus - Detectives Arrest Man Spreading Falsehoods

Detectives have arrested a man for allegedly publishing misleading and alarming information about the CovidD-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak in Kenya.

Crime busters from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) picked up Mr Elijah Muthui Kitonyo, 23, for publishing a viral tweet accusing the government of lying to the public about the first coronavirus case.

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